Unexploded bomb found under pier
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:14 am
Army explosives experts have made safe a unexploded torpedo found buried beneath the pier at Largs in Ayrshire.
The old army ordnance device was found on Monday afternoon by divers working within the water at Largs promenade.
A security cordon was immediately thrown around the scene and a controlled explosion was carried out on the torpedo at about 2300 GMT.
Ferry services to Millport were disrupted during the security operation.
The old army ordnance device was found on Monday afternoon by divers working within the water at Largs promenade.
A security cordon was immediately thrown around the scene and a controlled explosion was carried out on the torpedo at about 2300 GMT.
Ferry services to Millport were disrupted during the security operation.